Zac Taylor on Bengals Preseason Plans, State of Offense
Zac Taylor on Bengals Preseason Plans, State of Offense
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Preseason opener a week from tonight.
Have you thought about how much the starters might play?
I have.
I'm not ready to go there yet, but They will play a little bit.
We'll just determine how much at a later date.
What do you like about the run game in camp so far?
Uh, it's been hard, you know, it's, it's going against our defense.
They make it really challenging, so you're having to earn about everything you can do.
Guys are having to be really disciplined with the technique and landmarks and aiming points and all that kind of stuff.
So that, that's been fun watching those guys take in those coaching points and really be dialed into it, walking on the perimeter, all the things that are going to make us successful, um, but nothing's been easy.
You know, we've had to work for everything we've gotten, which is, which is a good thing early in camp.
Zach, how much does the offense benefit from being uncomfortable more often than not at camp?
Well, I think it's not a group that's, that's new to playing together.
They, they've accumulated a lot of reps.
So there's nothing for me that's ever overly concerning really in training camp.
I like the adversity and, and the grind that they got to go through.
And, um, those guys have played enough football that know when you play good defense, that's, that's how a lot of games are, you know, is you just kind of got to wait for the dam to break loose and then, and then take hold of it and take control of the game.
Um, but there's going to be some drives that are really ugly and, Guys just kind of, kind of make a play somehow, um, within the scheme.
And, and I think you saw two days ago, Joe did a great job.
You know, sometimes we're giving them some, some actions where those guys have some space to make their blocks and Joe can maneuver it and find some guys on the field, and that gives you an explosive.
And now all of a sudden you change the field position and you can go capitalize on it.
So, I think it's just been really good work for both sides of the ball so far.
